Category Archives: Deer resistant plants

Fritillaria meleagris, commonly called snakes head lily or (as I prefer) checkerboard lily is an exquisite spring blooming member of the family Liliaceae. A bulbous perennial native to Europe, it can be found in the wild anywhere between southern England … Continue reading →

I bought my Coral Sunset Peony in 2009, and this is the first year it’s bloomed for me. Until this year (2012) I enjoyed the lush, glossy green foliage it produces, but now I can swoon over the delectable, uniquely … Continue reading →

Oh my! I’ve developed a serious case of plant lust…I’m totally smitten with this new hellebore, she’s a beauty! Helleborus x ballardiae ‘Pink Frost’ is one of the latest from Germany and the breeding program of Josef Heuger’s Helleborus Gold … Continue reading →

One of the stars of my garden in winter is a Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’. This is another plant with multiple monikers, including Contorted Hazelnut, Contorted Filbert, Corkscrew Hazel, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick and Old Man’s Walking Stick. The Contorted Hazel … Continue reading →

One of the stars of my front garden in winter is this amazing groundcover; Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Streib’s Findling’. Hardy to -20F and native to central China, this evergreen shrub hugs the ground like melted cheese on a pizza. I wanted … Continue reading →

Against the back fence, right beside the chicken run is an inelegant, rather twiggy shrub that overcomes its spring and summer shabbiness with an amazing show of almost artificial looking berries during fall and winter. Aptly known as Beautyberry, Callicarpa … Continue reading →

Today we enjoyed a reasonably nice day and I was able to get outside and do a few chores. Planting bulbs was on the top of my list, and I’ve managed to get most of them into the ground. For … Continue reading →

This biennial behemoth is one of my favourite plants. Just last week a customer came into the garden centre clutching a photo and demanding to speak to someone intelligent who could identify his mystery plant. Apparently no-one in the neighborhood … Continue reading →

What is it about blue flowers that so many gardeners find irresistible? It’s a common obsession in both neophyte gardeners and the most experienced horticulturists – David Tarrant is well-known to be fond of blue flowers, as am I. According … Continue reading →